---
title: Google provider rules
description: Learn about the rules you need to follow when using the Google provider in Latitude.
---

1. [System messages must be at the beginning of the conversation](#rule-1-system-messages-must-be-at-the-beginning-of-the-conversation)

### System messages must be at the beginning of the conversation

Google only supports system messages at the beginning of the conversation. All other system messages are converted to user messages.

```
---
provider: Google
model: gemini-1.5-flash
---

This is a system message

<user>This is a user message</user>

This is another system message /* This message will be converted to a user message */
```
